NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022
9 games on Nov 15, 2022 produced 18 notable changes: 12 power-play changes (2 up, 10 down), 4 line moves (1 promotions, 3 demotions) and 2 big ice-time swings. The biggest: Jacob Bryson dropped to D2 from D1 with Jokiharju (2 straight games).
Biggest changes
Jacob Bryson dropped to D2 from D1 with Jokiharju (2 straight games).
Line demotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler moved onto the top power-play unit with Henrique, Terry and Zegras, +3:37 of PP time.
PP1 promotion · ANAPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Jenner and Bean.
PP1 promotion · CBJPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Aleksander Barkov dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · FLAGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews dropped off PP1.
Off PP1 · TORGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Jacob Bryson dropped to D2 from D1 with Jokiharju (2 straight games).
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Jacob Bryson played only 12:04 (−8:26 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Cam Fowler moved onto the top power-play unit with Henrique, Terry and Zegras, +3:37 of PP time.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Kent Johnson moved onto the top power-play unit with Gaudreau, Jenner and Bean.
PP1 promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Jake Bean dropped to D3 from D2 with Bjork.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Aleksander Barkov dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Brandon Montour dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matthew Tkachuk dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sam Reinhart dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Marc Staal played 22:13 (+5:56 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI spikeGame reportTeam lines
Scott Laughton dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Morgan Frost moved up to L2 with Willman and Farabee.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Auston Matthews dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
John Tavares dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Mitch Marner dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Morgan Rielly dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
William Nylander dropped off PP1.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Matt Boldy dropped to L3 from L2 with Foligno and Rossi.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
How Line Watch works
- •Deployment is rebuilt from the official shift charts: the forward trio and defense pair a player shared the most 5-on-5 time with, and the power-play unit he spent most of the man advantage on.
- •Each game is compared with the player's previous five games (at least three), so a change means a change from his own recent role.
- •Changes that last only one game, come out of blowouts or move by a few seconds are filtered out. What remains is ranked by fantasy impact: first-unit power play and top-line moves first.
123 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 18 passed.
FAQ
What is Line Watch?
Line Watch flags fantasy-relevant role changes from the NHL shift charts: players moving onto or off the first power-play unit, forwards and defensemen moving up or down the lineup, new defense partners, and big swings in ice time. Each night gets its own dated digest.
How is a line change detected?
After every game we rebuild each team's lines, pairs and power-play units from who was on the ice together, then compare every player with his own previous five games. A change only counts once the team has three games of history to compare against.
Why are some line changes left out?
Coaches shuffle lines constantly, so a one-game move is usually noise. Power-play and line moves must hold for at least two straight games (three after a blowout decided by 4+ goals). Ice-time swings must be at least three minutes, not come from a blowout, and either repeat or reach five minutes.
Where do goalie and injury alerts come from?
Goalie flips come from our starting-goalie snapshots, taken every 15 minutes: a different goalie listed, or a confirmed starter going back to expected. Injury notes come from the public injury report, matched to NHL players and limited to regular-lineup players.
Can I get these alerts by email?
Yes. Create a free account and follow as many players as you like from their player pages; you get one morning email with their changes. If you connect Yahoo, your roster's changes are included too. Every email links back to these free pages and has an unsubscribe link.